Lessons from Typhoon Nari: Storm Resistant Housing Shown To Be Effective

This policy brief evaluates the effectiveness of the 'Storm Resistant Housing for a Resilient Da Nang City' project following Typhoon Nari's impact on October 15, 2013. It compares the outcomes of resilient housing against general urban damage to argue that proactive storm-resistant preparation is more cost-effective than post-disaster recovery.

• Typhoon Nari struck Da Nang city on October 15, 2013, bringing level-12 winds and level-13 gusts of 130km/h, which caused extensive damage to thousands of houses, trees, and critical infrastructure including power, water, and traffic systems.
• The 'Storm Resistant Housing for a Resilient Da Nang City' project, funded by the Rockefeller Foundation and administered by ISET-International, Vietnam and the Da Nang Women’s Union, resulted in zero damages for the 244 participating households during Typhoon Nari.
• The document concludes that investing in storm-resistant preparation is more cost-effective than relying on post-disaster recovery and that emergency response alone is insufficient for a resilient future.

APA

Climate and Development Knowledge Network (2014). Lessons from Typhoon Nari: Storm Resistant Housing Shown To Be Effective. https://cdkn.org/resource/lessons-from-typhoon-nari

Chicago

Climate and Development Knowledge Network. Lessons from Typhoon Nari: Storm Resistant Housing Shown To Be Effective. 2014. https://cdkn.org/resource/lessons-from-typhoon-nari.

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BibTeX

@techreport{climateanddevelopmentknowledgenetwork2014lessons, author = {{Climate and Development Knowledge Network}}, title = {{Lessons from Typhoon Nari: Storm Resistant Housing Shown To Be Effective}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2014}, month = jul, url = {https://cdkn.org/resource/lessons-from-typhoon-nari}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }